This article was originally published on the Pontiac Tribune under the title “Militarized Authorities Raid DAPL Camp, Start Fires, Sport Trump Stickers” by the same author. With a government under Trump approving continued construction at Standing Rock, protesters are holding firm. For that, police have let loose a new wave of violence, and militarized tactics. […]

Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline have endured for nearly a year, intensifying by the day. Native American water protectors, activists, and journalists have all been targeted with arrest and surveillance. Those on the ground aren’t deterred, and seemingly feed off what they’ve endured. This erupted in a confrontation where water protectors took turns verbally […]